I finally tossed out the crap that I had in living room (Kenwood), and went out to buy something used, but good and as cheap as possible:
Dual 1225 (original, Made in Germany, lid and all) + Shure M75; $150
Pioneer 6500 II; $100
Tannoy C-10; $75
Denon 556 DVD; $78
All in very good condition (bought Denon as demo).
Reason for pinch is that I have parties in that room, and it is just given that abuse will happen. Like, some happy guest might try to share a glass of vine with Dual…
So, I bought what I bought, trading in Kenwood stereo, Marantz tape deck for parts, old Sharp TV… got rid of some garbage, got some more…
But, I was in for a very nice surprise: I got sound stage, nice and warm sound, and clarity and bass in balance. I can drop the vinyl on, or mp3, it does not matter, overall sound is 8/10 for acoustic and classical music. It slurs a bit (mid to mid-lows) on r’n’r vinyl - Made In Japan, Cream or ACDC (I have kids as well…), but is still far above da Kenwood…

Enough bragging (and I did not list everything I have – or had!), I have q:
Does anyone have specs on Tannoy C-10?
I know they are part of Comet series, and were “popular” (read cheap) Tannoy speakers, they should be 125 W, and it looks like Pioneer 6500 II with 35 W p/ch is driving them with ease and surprising quality. I'm just worried a bit about underpowering.
Thank you all.